Upgraded from 2008 to 2011 - Still SLOW!

[ThirtyThr33]

So, I have a 2008 MacBook Pro loaded with Parallels 5 and Windows 7. The computer has recently seen an extreme slow down, probably because I have reached its limits. Now I just purchased a 2011 MacBook Pro 2.2Ghz 15" with the 750GB HD. I used Migration Assistant to transfer all my files over... Opening and closing windows has not improved. Loading iPhoto has not improved. Nothing seems to be running any faster on the new computer. Why? I'm running Mac OS 10.6.8 and iLife '11.

Could have a virus.

 

[revelated]

I need the HD space, so SSD is NOT an option...

From a heavy VM user, you keep up that attitude and you'll never be satisfied.

For VM speed - Solid State Drive is THE ONLY way to go. Period. No amount of RAM is going to get you going any faster. If you need storage get an external drive.

If you don't believe me get a smallish SSD and a USB/SATA adapter. Connect it and drop a VM on it then run it and watch your delusions dissolve.

 

[dccorona]

From a heavy VM user, you keep up that attitude and you'll never be satisfied.

For VM speed - Solid State Drive is THE ONLY way to go. Period. No amount of RAM is going to get you going any faster. If you need storage get an external drive.

If you don't believe me get a smallish SSD and a USB/SATA adapter. Connect it and drop a VM on it then run it and watch your delusions dissolve.

what would the point of that be? Your fast SSD would be bottlenecked by the speed of USB 2.0, as macs don't have USB 3 or SATA ports. Since he has a 2011 MBP now, if someone ends up making a thunderbolt enclosure (or thunderbolt SSD), he could use that and take full advantage of the speed